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Estimation is a pivotal part of the business growth engine, and you need every part of that engine to work as effectively as possible.
Managing scope creep is one of the most critical challenges facing project managers, especially in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and tight...
Project cost overruns are among the most persistent challenges facing organizations across government contracting, construction, maritime, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. Whether you’re...
Understanding project costs is fundamental to successful project delivery, and at OAE, we know that accurate cost estimation can make the difference between winning...
Organizations seeking to win large-scale government and commercial contracts face unprecedented challenges in cost estimation and proposal development. Traditional on-premise estimation tools simply cannot...
Software architecture and UI/UX design can change a lot in a decade, much less in forty years. What might have been cutting-edge once can...
Accurate cost proposals are mission-critical in the maritime industry. In shipbuilding, repair, or refit work, proposal estimation means translating every requirement, labor, material, overhead,...
In industries where precision matters, such as defense, maritime, aerospace, and energy, every percentage point of profit counts. Project estimation software like OAE helps...
Accurate and compliant cost and proposal estimation processes are essential for every organization that handles project proposals and resource planning. A robust estimation process...
Managing scope creep is one of the most critical challenges facing project managers, especially in complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and tight budgets. Scope...
Project cost overruns are among the most persistent challenges facing organizations across government contracting, construction, maritime, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. Whether you’re bidding on...
The Cost Performance Index (CPI) is a key metric in earned value management (EVM) used to gauge cost‐efficiency on a project. In simple terms,...
A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a hierarchical decomposition of a project into smaller, manageable components. It serves as the foundational organizing tool that transforms complex,...
The sheer scope of laws and regulations covering contracts with the US Federal government is where government contracting fundamentally differs from commercial contracting. How...
For contractors operating in aviation, aerospace, maritime or defense, whether delivering MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul), procurement services or full government-contract support, the market...
OAE Flexible Calculations feature lets you use math in rate cards to calculate standard values instead of manually entering them each time....
The OAE Custom Properties feature helps organizations define their own information for projects and work items, to better track and report on projects and...
The OAE Math feature lets estimators use data from estimation columns, rate cards, and custom properties to create custom formulas that can be utilized...
The OAE Assembly feature lets you define reusable standard estimating components that have consistent parameters, in a hierarchy that supports both standardization and customization....
The OAE Distribution feature lets estimators distribute the values from one work item to other work items based on specified criteria....
The OAE Pivot feature helps users analyze and understand their estimation data by creating pivot table-like overviews of one or more projects, aggregating estimation...
Discover the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and ROI of Oxalis Advanced Estimation with our data-driven guide, designed to empower financial decision-makers to quantify...
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